White v. Cochran

GEER, Judge.

Plaintiff Rebecca S. White appeals from an order entering judgment on the pleadings and dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction this action brought against defendant Curtis Cochran, the Sheriff of Swain County. Ms. White had alleged that the sheriff’s termination of her employment violated the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (“REDA”) and amounted to a wrongful discharge in violation of public policy.

The sole basis argued in support of the trial court’s dismissal of this action was Sheriff Cochran’s contention that the North Carolina Department of Labor’s…